8/08/2007

Ayam Rica Rica

This Rica-rica Chicken is originally from Menado (Part of Indonesian province). It is seasoned with Indonesian special spices. Lemon grass taste and red chili are the main ingiderents of this dish. If you like hot and spicy food, you have to try Ayam Rica Rica :D

1 kg chicken cut into 10-12 pieces

1 lemon

50 gr red chilies

2 big onion

3garlic

10 pieces bird chili

1 lemon grass

3 lemon kafir limes

2 tomato

Wash and clean chicken with lemon, keep aside. Grind chili onion and garlic into paste, then heat little oil in the pan and saute the paste until fragrant, add lemon grass and lemon leaves also tomato, stir for 1 min. Add chicken pieces and seasoning with salt. Add little water and let chicken get cooked and water has absorbed.

Optional: after chicken has cooked, grill for 10 min in the grill or oven then served with balance sauce. Serve with warm jasmine rice for best accompanion :D